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Abraham Lincoln
He was remembered for his vital rose as the leader in preserving the union during the Civil War.
People remembered him for his character and leadership, his speeches and letters, and as a man of humble origins whose determination led him to the nations highest office.
His domestic policies included support for the Homestead Act. -
Andrew Johnson
He disagreed on reconstruction.
He was not respected and his vision of reconstruction was ignored.
While in office, the 13th and 14th amendments were passed. -
Ulysses S. Grant
He followed Lincoln's instructions and didn't stop pursuing the rebels.
He used the size of the union to his advantage and continued to chase Lee's army.
Loncoln commanded Grant to continue to pressure Lee no matter the cost and Grant followed the order. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and restored trust in government.
He was a reformer who began the efforts that led to civil service reform and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction.
He believed in meritocratic government, equal treatment without regard to race, and improvement through education. -
James A. Garfield
Garfield made notable diplomatic and judiciary appointments, including a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Garfield appointed several African-Americans to prominent federal positions.
He opposed the Greenback, and gained a reputation as a skilled orator. -
Chester A. Aruthur
He struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing the cause of civil service reform.
Arthur found himself, in the executive mansion.
Arthur took up the reform cause that had once led to his expulsion from office -
Benjamin Harrison
He is remembered most for economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act, and for annual federal spending that reached one billion dollars for the first time.
Harrison advocated for federal education funding and legislation to protect voting rights for African Americans.
He saw the admittance of six states into the Union. -
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents.
He was the winner of the popular vote for president three times.
He was the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats who opposed high tariffs, Free Silver, inflation, imperialism and subsidies to business, farmers or veterans. -
William McKinley
McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals.
His presidency marked the beginning of a period of dominance by the Republican Party that lasted for more than a third of a century.
McKinley was the last President to have served in the American Civil War, beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement.
He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the first incarnation of the short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912.
His achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician.
